Wednesday, December 14, 2005

Here's a humorous although thought provoking definition of Globalization.

I am sure you'll be left with few words by the end of it.

Question: What is the truest definition of Globalization? Answer: Princess Diana's death. Question: How come?Answer: An English princess with an Egyptian boyfriend crashes in a French tunnel,driving a German car with a Dutch engine,driven by a Belgian who was drunk on Scottish whisky, (check the bottle before you change the spelling)followed closely by Italian Paparazzi,on Japanese motorcycles;treated by an American doctor, using Brazilian medicines.

This is posted by an Indian, using Bill Gate's technology (an American), and you're probably reading this on your computer,that use Taiwanese chips,and a Korean monitor, assembled by Bangladeshi workers in a Singapore plant, transported by Indian lorry-drivers,hijacked by Indonesians, unloaded by Sicilian longshoremen,and trucked to you by Mexican illegals.....

That, my friends, is Globalization.

Well this thought reminded me of Adam Smith's good old "division of labour" concept and I'm sure he would be proud of this idea of globalisation.Poor Chap, he wouldn't have ever thought in his wildest imagination that actually his ideas would really trickle down to this level.